Pitchers don't get hit, really, that often, especially above the chest. A broken bat is a situation where I have to cover first base, and that took me right into the path of the bat. It's definitely odd, but it happens. What are you going to do?

It's what I expected after getting hit in the neck with a ball. It's sore. It's stiff. ... If there's any way to make my next start, I'll make it.

I feel like he felt like he was in a situation and had to get things off his chest,

It's just happening so fast, and you're just kind of riding it, ... It's not something you think about, because you don't really know any different. You just think that's the way it's supposed to be.

When I first started throwing [after returning from his torn scar tissue in his shoulder], I really screwed up my mechanics and my arm slot. I worked with Billy and he helped me get back in synch. Now, my mechanics are the best they've been in a while.

I might have been thinking about that now if my back didn't give out for a little bit. Right now, all of my focus is on getting back into a game.